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The mission of the Sahara Conservation Fund is to conserve the wildlife,habitats and other natural resources of the Sahara and its borderingSahelian grasslands. Our vision is of a Sahara that is well conserved andwhere ecological processes function naturally, with plants and animalsexisting in healthy numbers across their historical range; a Sahara thatbenefits all its inhabitants and where support for its conservationcomes from stakeholders across all sectors of society.

Board Members

Dr Steve Monfort

Chair

Dr Roseline Beudels

Director

Dr Mark Stanley Price

Director

Bill Houston

Vice-Chair

Dr Tim Woodfine

Director

Jean-Paul Paddack

Director

Karen Sausman

Treasurer

Dr Frédéric Launay

Director

Pr Luigi Boitani

Director

Dr Koen de Smet

Secretary

Larry Johnson

Director

John Newby

CEO

Science & Conservation Committee

Dr Pierre Comizzoli

Chair

Ed Spevak

Member

Dr. Michael Maunder

Member

Dr. Omar Attum

Member

Dr. Yves Hingrat

Member

Dr Thomas Rabeil

Co-Chair

Dr Steve Monfort

Member

Adam Eyres

Member

Dr. Peter Leimgruber

Member

Dr. David Mallon

Member

Dr. Philippe Chardonnet

Member

Dr. Brian Bertram

Member

Dr. Helen Senn

Member

Dr. Susan Canney

Member

John Newby

Member

Dr Tim Woodfine

Member

Dr. Tim Wacher

Member

Dr. José Carlos Brito

Member

Dr. Teresa Abaigar

Member

Friends of the Sahara

Friends of the Sahara is a group of influential people dedicated to theconservation of the Sahara’s unique natural and cultural heritage. Theysupport SCF in a variety of ways, from providing funding for projects tobeing ambassadors for SCF’s goals and mission.
Through their love of the desert, their influence and outreach, Friendsof the Sahara are playing a vital role in making sure deserts are notoverlooked and the wonder of the Sahara’s beauty, culture, nature andfragility are communicated in compelling ways.
Membership in Friends of the Sahara is by invitation and while there isno financial obligation, some members have demonstrated their commit-ment to SCF and the cause of desert conservation very generously.